clip show

noun

An episode of a television series that consists primarily of excerpts taken from previous episodes, usually linked by a frame story.

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Meanings

nounclip show (plural clip shows)

plural clip shows

  1. An episode of a television series that consists primarily of excerpts taken from previous episodes, usually linked by a frame story.
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APA

clip show. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clip%20show

MLA

“clip show.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clip%20show. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clip show,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clip%20show.

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